Two swim records were broken and set Friday by the women’s swim team in the medley relay and backstroke. Jessica Chan, Christina Courtney, Paloma Slezak and Alexandra “Xan” Rodgers broke a more than 20-year-old record for the 200-yard Medley relay by almost a second.
The Pierce College men’s volleyball team won 15-13 in the fifth set of Friday night’s game against the Orange Coast College Pirates in the first home game of the season. The game was kept close by the Pirates who are traditionally good and “always have a lot of talent on their team,” according to Pierce’s head coach Adam Black.
Pierce College had one of the highest enrollment figures for Spring 2006 out of the nine Los Angeles Community College District campuses and has grown the most in enrollment compared to the previous spring. Classes opened Feb. 6 with 329 more students enrolled than in Spring 2005, making Pierce the only L.
The Pierce College Business Administration Department, in conjunction with the California Franchise Tax Board and the Internal Revenue Service, is offering free, bi-weekly income tax assistance now through April 8. “The students would do the basic tax return.
As Gurbux Singh watched a badminton game one November afternoon, he had no idea it would become a monumental day for him and the people at Pierce who helped save his life. The efforts to resuscitate Singh as he suffered a heart attack on the gym floor concluded with Michelle Roberts, a L.
Students looking to earn college credit without investing several hours in class each week may find Pierce’s Credit-by-Exam option to be their perfect solution. Through April 21, students can petition to take an examination equivalent to a final and receive course credit for the same $26 per unit as a regular class.
Artist Renee Amitai recently displayed her work in St.Petersburg, Russia and in June exhibited at the Sorbonne in Paris before becoming involved in the “OFF-PLANET” exhibit at the Pierce College Art Gallery. Amitai, who was educated Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris and Ecole Des Metiers D’Artes et Architecture in Paris spent her early career working as an architect in France and for Club Med.
Artist Barbara Lai Bennett, 59, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the influence of her birthplace is evident in much of her work. Currently exhibiting works at the Pierce College Art Gallery’s “OFF-PLANET” exhibition, Bennett has painted several pieces that explored her view of the cosmos with an eye from Hawaii.
To stir up excitement for the 2006 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers “Community Caravan” visited Pierce College to promote the game of baseball and the importance of succeeding in school. Closer and 2003 Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagne, general manager Ned Colletti, manager Grady Little, five-time all-star Nomar Garciaparra and two-time National League Manager of the Year Tommy Lasorda were among the featured participants.
The Roundup has already published multiple articles declaring what we expected from our soon-to-be president before he was selected, just to remind the candidates of the responsibility that would be placed on their shoulders. Now that Robert Garber, a former Pierce College employee himself, has been chosen as president, our new leader has much to do to earn the good will of his constituents.
